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ROAD TEST: Mini One 3-door Hatch Steptronic

Simplest is best, right? In the case of the Mini One, that maxim might not apply… Mini recently added the Cooper SE to the range. […]
Posted by CAR magazine - 20 January 2021
Mini Cooper S

ROAD TEST: Mini Cooper S 5-door Steptronic

Our Top 12 Best Buys small hatchback winner features here in facelifted five-door form… You can’t really miss them, those Union Jack-patterned brakelamps on the […]
By CAR magazine - 12 November 2018
Mini JCW Clubman

ROAD TEST: Mini JCW Clubman Sport Steptronic

As it nears R600 000, can the fieriest version of the Golf-sized Clubman match its smaller siblings on sheer driving pleasure; or is it an overpriced anachronism?
By CAR magazine - 28 July 2017
Mini Cooper S Clubman

ROAD TEST: Mini Cooper S Clubman AT

By cutting out superfluous quirks, the Clubman has gone from impractical oddball to the most rounded member of the Mini family…
By CAR magazine - 15 June 2016
Mini Cooper 5-door AT Road Test

Mini Cooper 5-door AT Road Test

With the three-door oft criticised for its compromised packaging, can a five-door Mini Cooper offer relief to an otherwise loyal fan club?

By CAR magazine - 2 August 2015
Mini Cooper S 2014 front view

Road test: Mini Cooper S

The Cooper S’s evolutionary path sees the iconic Mini grow in dimensions and bow out of the hot-hatch league, but gain sophistication and overall quality
By CAR magazine - 2 September 2014
Subtle it ain't, but the the Mini Cooper Coupé JCW has already charmed its owner

Long-term introduction: Mini Cooper Coupé John Cooper Works

DENIAL is an odd thing. I’m not one for drawing attention to myself or hurling fast cars into bends with a whinnying of tyres, but I’m finding myself inextricably drawn to a car that lures you into doing these very things; the Mini Cooper Coupé JCW.
By Gareth Dean - 12 May 2014

Mini JCW Countryman All4

JCW; three letters that have come to mean the same to Mini owners as AMG does to Mercedes and RS to Audi fans. Each member […]
By CAR magazine - 20 December 2013
Mini Cooper S Paceman rear view

Mini Cooper S Paceman

MUCH has remained of Mini’s original formula – the fun-to-drive factor is ever-present – but the executions have been vastly divergent since the R56-generation first made its appearance. In five years, it’s spawned the Cabriolet, Clubman, Countryman, Coupé and Roadster. And, while the Paceman might not appear anything like what we’ve come to expect from the BMW subsidiary, that doesn’t mean the new addition departs from Mini’s fundamental values.
By CAR magazine - 1 July 2013

From the Archives: Mini 1000 “S”

This week’s golden oldie test is from a bit further back in our archives than the previous ones. It’s a another South African special – […]
By CAR magazine - 21 June 2012

Mini Countryman Enjoying the Nightlife!

My Mini Countryman Cooper S long-termer was getting bored staring at peak-hour traffic during the daily commute. What has happened to the “Mini adventure”? As […]
By CAR magazine - 16 February 2012
Mini-adventure: Yzerfontein

Long-Term Update: Mini Cooper S Countryman AT

Hot summer in a cool Mini The Christmas break was an excellent opportunity to spend time with friends, family and of course the Countryman. Sweltering […]
By CAR magazine - 20 January 2012

Mini maniac

Sudhir Matai has accumulated mileage in his Mini Cooper JCW at a rapid rate, which leads us to believe he really likes it.
By Sudhir Matai - 18 March 2010

MINI COOPER s JCW

Squeezing more punch out of the Cooper S
By CAR magazine - 1 December 2008

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